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Nursing Homes Seem to Have: Both good and bad aides, Caring and not caring nurses, Helpful and uninterested therapists and Responsive and non-responsive management.

I know sharing information and exchanging ideas can help people change their lives – that is the purpose of the Nursing Home Diaries. A website for families or residents of nursing homes to share their stories. … Read the rest

From diagnosis to saying the long goodbye, caregivers share their diverse experiences of caring for loved ones in the world of dementia. Alzheimer’s is more than memory loss; it affects many generations and is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. Teepa Snow, Loretta Veney, Bob Schaefer and many more explain how

Caring at home for a person with dementia is a demanding role.
Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers. People with dementia from conditions such as Alzheimer’s and related diseases have a progressive brain disorder that makes it more and more difficult for them to remember things,

There are various difficulties that arise with age. It could be physical illnesses or emotional problems. Today due to hectic work schedule, the younger generation find it difficult to dedicate enough time to the elderly people at home. Loneliness can lead to depression. If you or your loved ones are approaching old age, it is always better

According to memory experts, even doctors miss early dementia signs because they’re focused on memory loss to the exclusion of other symptoms. In fact, in 2011 Spanish researchers found that more than a third of adults who go on to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s (the kind that appears before age 65) have the following … Read the rest

As human longevity continues to increase at an astonishing pace, we tend to are living longer and healthier lives, being work and active even decades beyond our retirement. It could be arduous for us to believe that, in the future, we might be incapable of looking after ourselves. However, the aging method

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Nursing Home Diaries is a place for residents of nursing homes or families with love ones in nursing homes to exchange and share information. Change can only happen if we take time to fight the up hill battle using the tools available to us whether it is the written word via internet, media or direct communication with nursing home management.